Hello,

*Open Plan Availability* There will be teaching in open plan* this Friday (10 November) *and limited space will be available to researchers.

*Cogs meeting* Our new cognitive discussion science group "Cogs" begins in earnest this week *(Friday (10th) lunchtime, 12.15)* when Tom Hartley will be leading a session on Space and Concepts.- the preprint that inspired it can be found on the cogs discussion board https://uniofyork.padlet.org/tomhartley/cogs-7svj1mgvsc2jq2yp/wish/2764461174 .

*YNiC User Inductions* If you are aware of any new students/staff that will require access to YNiC and/or an IT account, they must attend a YNiC user induction. Our next induction will be on *Tuesday the 5th of December, at 13:00*. Please ask them to contact support@ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up.

*Level 0 operator training*The next L0 training session will be held on *Friday the 24th of November, 14:00-16:00.* Please note that users requesting Level 0 training should be a PhD, RA/Postdoc, or staff, and should already have a project proposal submitted to YNiC. Please email support@ynic.york.ac.uk if you have any questions or wish to book on to this session. Please note that sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis.

*YNiC Seminar* If you would like to give a talk at our YNiC seminar, please get in touch. There are no specific requirements; presentations can include previously collected data, new data, pilot data and/or study plans and ideas. This is a great way to get feedback in a relaxed and friendly environment, please message support@ynic.york.ac.uk.

Many thanks, Becky